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- Year:
- Soph.
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- Hometown:
- Charles City, Iowa
Bio
2016-17 season:
Record: 2-7.
Career record: 19-21 with 10 falls, 2 major decisions.
Iowa Western dual (149 pounds) (11-16-16)
Tell Ward (IW) pinned Niichel, 6:08.
Otero Junior College dual (149 pounds)
Anthony Hinkle (O) pinned Niichel, 1:23.
Barton County CC dual (149 pounds)
Sean Taborsky (B) dec. Niichel, 9-8.
Pratt CC dual (149 pounds)
Corey Tyler (P) pinned Niichel, 1:21.
RCTC dual (149 pounds)
Niichel dec. Coltan Laganiere, 6-3.
Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)
Niichel won by forfeit.
Iowa Lakes dual (149 pounds)
Anthony Maia (IL) dec. Niichel, 4-1.
NJCAA Central District tournament (149 pounds)
Josh Adams (Ellsworth) pinned Niichel, 4:47; Chase Lemons (Iowa Western) tech. fall Niichel, 16-0.
2015-16 highlights: Placed sixth (149) at Kaye Young Open with a record of 1-3 ... Placed 6th (149) in the freshman division at the Luther College Open ... Placed third at NJCAA North Central district at 149 pounds (2-14-16).
2015-16 record: 17-14 with 10 falls and 2 major decisions.
2015-16 season:
Kaye Young Open (149 pounds)
Niichel dec. Brandon Schissel (Upper Iowa), 6-4; Damian Penichet (Upper Iowa) pinned Niichel, 4:46; Joseph Dominguez (unattached, Iowa State) pinned Niichel, 2:09; Zach Bruns (unattached, Upper Iowa) dec. Niichel, 3-2.
Luther College Open (freshman division, 149 pounds)
Blake Meyer (Wartburg) pinned Niichel, 6:39; Niichel pinned Cale Roelofsen (Iowa Lakes), 6:06; Niichel won by injury default over Bradley Irwin (NIACC), 4:47; Niichel pinned Daniel Close (Minnesota State), 1:41; Meyer (Wartburg) tech. fall Niichel, 19-4; Gilbert Valadez (Luther) dec. Niichel, 6-5.
Buena Vista Open (149 pounds)
Max Thomsen (Northern Iowa) pinned Niichel, 2:56; Niichel pinned Elijah Dahl (Northwestern), 4:11; Niichel pinned Nickolas Madsen (Morningside), :34; Niichel major dec. Dalton Hanson (Morningside), 9-1; Brad Kerkhoff (Buena Vista) pinned Niichel, 3:00.
Central College Invitational (149 pounds)
Niichel dec. Brandon Seward (Graceland), 2-1; Jonathan Melton (Simpson) tech. fall Niichel, 16-0; Niichel major dec. Logan Coleman (Graceland), 19-9; Angelo Kelly (William Penn) dec. Niichel, 9-2.
Regional duals (Rochester, Minn.) (1-23-16)
Iowa Central dual, 149 pounds
Ryan Cokeley (IC) major dec. Niichel, 14-3.
RCTC dual, 149 pounds
Niichel (N) pinned Deven Loepp, 1:30.
Augsburg JV dual, 149 pounds
Niichel (N) pinned Alex Wilson, 1:21.
Iowa Lakes dual, 149 pounds (1-27-16)
Niichel (N) pinned Cale Roelofsen, 6:03.
NJCAA North Central district, 149 pounds (2-14-16)
Quarterfinals - Niichel (N) pinned Lerch Oremar (Ellsworth), 7:20. Semifinals - Ryne Cokeley (Iowa Central) pinned Niichel (N), 1:06. Consolation semifinals - Niichel (N) dec. Jessie Regalado (Minnesota West), 5-2. Third-place match - Niichel (N) won by medical forfeit over Stephen Mincey (Iowa Lakes).
NJCAA national tournament (149 pounds) (Feb. 27)
Bryan Burnett (Labette) dec. Niichel (N), 5-4; Niichel (N) pinned Dominique Evans (NW Tech), 6:32; Andrew Beck (Pratt) major dec. Niichel (N), 9-0.
News Mentions
Black claims 165-pound district title, Trojans qualify 8 for nationals
February 12, 2017
NIACC wrestlers stop Iowa Western, 35-12
February 2, 2017
No. 17 NIACC stops No. 5 Iowa Lakes, 35-9
February 2, 2017
NIACC wrestlers stop RCTC, 24-16
January 26, 2017
Four NIACC wrestlers go 2-0 at Kearney duals
January 13, 2017
No. 19 NIACC faces No. 2 Iowa Central on mat
December 7, 2016
No. 11 NIACC hosts top-ranked Iowa Western on mat
November 16, 2016
Intermat's NJCAA individual rankings
November 9, 2016
NIACC's Pena ranked preseason No. 1 at 285 pounds
November 8, 2016